UBUD WRITERS & READERS FESTIVAL 2018 CONTENts WELCOME SUPPOrt US PartNERS SPECIAL EVENTS 4 5 12 26 WORKSHOPS Cultural CHILDREN & YOUTH festival CLUB WORKSHOPS PROGraM @ BAR LUNA 30 32 36 38 filM art BOOK THE PROGraM EXHIBITIONS lauNCHES KITCHEN 40 46 48 50 friNGE DAILY KAMUS KECIL festival HUB EVENts SCHEDULE MAP 54 72 80 81 8 17 42 55 PEOPLE GETTING MAIN LIVE MUSIC YOU’LL started PROGraM & Art MEET 2 #UWRF18 #UWRF18 3 WELCOME OM SWASTYASTU WELCOME OM SWASTYASTU From humble beginnings fifteen Selamat datang kepada para Congratulations to the Ubud Writers Atas asung kertha nugraha Ida years ago, the Ubud Writers & penulis, sponsor, media dan & Readers Festival on its fifteenth Sanghyang Widi Wase, saya Readers Festival has grown into pencinta sastra dari seluruh penjuru year. menyambut dengan gembira the most prominent platform for dunia di perayaan 15 tahun Ubud terselenggaranya Ubud Writers sharing Indonesia’s emerging and Writers & Readers Festival. With speakers and audiences from & Readers Festival yang ke-15. established authors, artists and across the Indonesian archipelago Kami menyampaikan selamat activists. I am proud that it has Tahun 2018 ini kami mengangkat and the world, the Festival is a datang kepada para peserta dan evolved into one of the world’s tema ‘Jagadhita’. Jagat yaitu bumi culturally diverse meeting place for selamat kepada Yayasan Mudra leading literary and cultural events. dan hita adalah keinginan akan lovers of language and creativity in Swari Saraswati, semoga semuanya kesejahteraan. Jagadhita adalah a magical place. berjalan lancar dan sukses selalu. Our Festival has fulfilled its purpose of placing Ubud on the literary pencapaian kesejahteraan hidup yang diinginkan atas karma map – nationally and internationally – and sparking interest in dari seseorang, keluarga, masyarakat atau bangsa di bumi ini. From the stimulating conversations to the spirited music, enjoy Tema adalah sebuah langkah awal dari inspirasi untuk tercapainya Indonesian literature. Most international visitors in the early days Sejahteranya hidup manusia di bumi, sesuai dengan ajaran Dharma every minute of celebrating the Festival’s fifteenth year as tujuan dari sebuah kegiatan yang akan dilaksanakan, dalam hal ini said they knew little about Indonesian writers, but this has slowly maka kehidupan di akhirat akan sempurna pula sebagai tujuan Southeast Asia’s leading festival of words and ideas. UWRF mengangkat tema ‘Jagadhita’. changed over the years. utama hidup manusia yaitu; mencapai mokshartham jagadhita ya ca iti dharma. Nick Cave Saya menghatur selamat kepada para seniman, sastrawan, This year’s theme is drawn from Balinese Hindu philosophy. Festival Patron serta penghargaan kepada para inisiator, sponsor, panitia ‘Jagadhita’ is the individual pursuit of universal harmony and Dalam Bhagavadgita, Sri Krishna bersabda, “Banyak jalan bagi penyelenggara, dan masyarakat ubud yang selalu, dan akan terus prosperity as one of life’s primary goals, interpreted as ‘The World manusia untuk bisa mencapai kesejahteraan Ilahi atau Ananda, mendukung serta mensukseskan UWRF. We Create’. yaitu sebuah kesejahteraan lahir dan batin baik di bumi maupun di akhirat, yang didasari oleh Catur Purusha Arta yaitu; kekayaan, Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti Om In Bali, the pursuit of collective harmony and prosperity can be keinginan, kebenaran, dan kebebasan sebagai modal utama.” seen almost everywhere. At a time when global events can make Tjokorda Raka Kerthyasa. S.Sos, M.Si us feel fractured and dissonant, this year’s Festival compels us to Jika ajaran Dharma diterapkan sebagai dasar perilaku manusia Festival Patron pause and reflect on how we can strive for harmony, prosperity and dalam segala aspek kehidupan sosial, seperti; ketatanegaraan, happiness in our lives. sistem kemasyarakatan, politik, ekonomi, pendidikan, sosial budaya dan aspek sosial lainnya melalui kebebasan berekspresi, Across our five-day program of in-conversations and debates, yakinlah bentuk kehidupan Jagadhita akan tercapai. special events, hands-on workshops, and powerful live music and arts performances, we’ll be celebrating the authors, artists and Terimakasih saya ucapkan atas nama pendiri Yayasan Mudra Swari activists from across Indonesia and beyond who have made a Saraswati pada semua pihak atas kerjasamanya, sehingga Ubud contribution to our harmony and prosperity. Writers & Readers Festival dari tahun ke tahun bisa terlaksana. Terutama kepada Pemerintah RI, Kepolisian RI, TNI, Puri Agung As ever, the Festival would not be possible without the Ubud, masyarakat luas, pecalang, volunteers, sponsor, dan semua overwhelming generosity of our Festival family – a strong network staf UWRF yang sudah bekerja keras.Demikian pula untuk para of partners, donors, supporters and volunteers who help bring the pencinta sastra, penulis, dan pembaca. Selamat menikmati Ubud SUPPORT event to life each year. As a not-for-profit, we rely on the goodwill Writers & Readers Festival 2018. of the community, and I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti Om US In 2018, we’re not only celebrating our fifteenth year as Southeast Asia’s leading festival of words and ideas. We’re also celebrating the Drs. Ketut Suardana, M. Phil fact that Indonesia is home to excellent literature, art, film and food Founder of Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati Ubud Writers & Readers Festival is the major annual initiative of the Through the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, and our sister event – and finally the world is taking notice. Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati, a not-for-profit foundation with the Ubud Food Festival, our Foundation promotes Ubud as an the mission of enriching the lives of young Indonesians through artistic and cultural hub, showcases Indonesia’s artists, writers, community-building arts and cultural programs. thinkers and performers and helps young Indonesians to reach Janet DeNeefe their creative aspirations through the Emerging Writers Program. Founder & Director The primary goal of the foundation is to give full expression to the creative needs of Indonesia, its individuals and its communities, The Festivals rely on the support of patrons, donors, partners while simultaneously showcasing the diversity and rich cultural and you – our audiences. If you are interested in how you can get traditions of the archipelago to the world. involved and provide much-needed assistance and sponsorship, please visit yayasansaraswati.org. 4 #UWRF18 #UWRF18 5 FOUNDER Alistair G. Speirs OBE DIRECTOR Barbara Janthy Nihardjo BALI MANAGER Weni Ariasty BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Edward Speirs CREATIVE & DESIGN UWRF 2018 team CREATIVE SERVICE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Rahmi Hidriani FINANCE MANAGER Sustu C. Inastu ACCOUNTING Lestari CP SECRETARY Rifka Ayu DISTRIBUTION JAKARTA Hartanto DISTRIBUTION BALI Made Deny HEAD OFFICE Jl. Benda Raya No. 98 A-B, Cilandak, Jakarta 12560 +62 21 781 3212 www.nowjakarta.co.id BALI OFFICE Jalan Pengubengan Kauh No. 99, Lingkungan Banjar, Pengubengan Kauh, Kerobokan Kelod, Bali 80361 +62 811 380 850 / +62 811 399 0072 www.nowbali.co.id ADVERTISING SALES [email protected] CREATIVE SERVICE [email protected] Supporting : Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati Head Office at Taman Baca Jalan Raya Sangginan, Ubud, Bali 80571 +62 361 977 408 www.ubudwritersfestival.com No part of this publication can be reproduced in whole or in part, in print or electronically without prior permission from either Yayasan Mudra Swari Sawaswati or PT. Phoenix Communications. PRINTED by PT. Mitra Ekspres JAKARTA BALI SINGAPORE 6 #UWRF18 #UWRF18 7 With 180+ speakers appearing in 240 events across 30 venues, the UWRF transforms OUR the artistic village of Ubud into a thriving creative hub for five days each year. Spanning a range of free and ticketed events, the Festival program comprises 13 categories. For more information about what, where and when, flip to the OUR VENUES TICKETING PROGRAM corresponding pages in the program book. Main Venues Online Tickets to events outside the Main Program must be purchased separately. The Main Program is held across three Tickets can be purchased via the Buy venues: Festival Hub @ Taman Baca, Indus Tickets or individual event pages on our Questions? MAIN PROGRAM CHILDREN & YOUTH THE KITCHEN Restaurant, and Neka Museum. They are all website. You will be redirected to our E. [email protected] PROGRAM within walking distance of each other. online booking system to complete your P. +62 361 977 408 purchase in Australian dollars. Booking SPECIAL EVENTS FESTIVAL CLUB BOOK LAUNCHES Festival Hub @ Taman Baca fees apply. CONNECT WITH WORKSHOPS FILM PROGRAM ART EXHIBITIONS The Festival Hub @ Taman Baca is home In Person to the Box Office, Information Center, bookshop, and food and beverage stalls. Tickets can be purchased from the US CULTURAL WORKSHOPS LIVE MUSIC & ARTS SATELLITE EVENTS It is also home to The Kitchen, and a wide Festival Box Office at Taman Baca, Jl. Connect with the Festival on social media range of free film screenings, live music Raya Sanggingan, from 24–28 October, and help us bring Indonesia to the world. and performances after dark. 8:00–17:00. The Box Office accepts cash Use the hashtag #UWRF18 so we can find (Indonesian rupiah), Visa and MasterCard. and share your content. Around Ubud Main Program passes can also be Out of respect to our speakers and your purchased from our Ticket Vendors. Please Special Events, Workshops, Children & fellow audience members, please keep check our website for more